Under the Trump administration’s $2.2 trillion CARES Act, the Internal Revenue Service is sending $1,200 to individuals with annual adjusted gross income below $75,000 and $2,400 to married couples filing taxes jointly who earn under $150,000, plus $500 per qualifying child. The payments begin to shrink above those levels. Do you think that threshold is […]
America is staring down a widespread COVID-19 testing shortage with no vaccine in sight. So what happens when coronavirus makes its unceremonious return? “There’s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through,” Robert Redfield, director of the […]
This article has been updated to include more information about the status of the debt and type of relief that owners of the Fontainebleau are seeking. The Fontainebleau hotel put Miami Beach on the map in the 1950s when the sprawling oceanfront property opened its doors for business. Now it is part of a far […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he disagreed with Georgia’s decision to restart its economy while seeking to tamp down a pair of budding controversies on how his administration is handling the coronavirus pandemic. Georgia is the first state in the country to significantly loosen restrictions, though many remain in place and some cities such […]
Casino stocks rallied in the extended session Wednesday after Las Vegas Sands Corp. executives discussed a rebound in revenue among its properties across Asia. Las Vegas Sands LVS, +0.83% shares surged 7.6% in the extended session Wednesday, as Wynn Resorts Ltd. WYNN, -0.52% rallied 5.3% and MGM Resorts International MGM, +0.75% climbed 2%. Sands executives […]
Singapore won praise for initially keeping its outbreak in check but has been hit by a second wave of infections. Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: – US state sues China – The US state of Missouri has sued China’s leadership over the coronavirus crisis, prompting an angry […]
(Bloomberg) — More than a year of political paralysis in Israel could be nearing an end now that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and bitter rival Benny Gantz have signed a power-sharing agreement to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a big achievement for Netanyahu because he gets to stay in power for the next 18 months […]
Under the Trump administration’s $2.2 trillion CARES Act, the Internal Revenue Service is sending $1,200 to individuals with annual adjusted gross income below $75,000 and $2,400 to married couples filing taxes jointly who earn under $150,000, plus $500 per qualifying child. The payments begin to shrink above those levels. Do you think that threshold is […]
Netflix Inc. executives admitted Tuesday they have no idea what the future holds amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and any forecasts they make for the rest of the year are pure “guesswork.” The streaming giant said Tuesday that it added nearly 16 million new subscribers in the first quarter, an unprecedented surge in growth, as millions […]
Three years ago, at age 45, I found a lump in my breast that would mark the end of my life as I knew it. I am not alone: In 2020, approximately 276,000 women in this country will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Most will be cured. Their treatment will challenge their bodies and […]